Great Lakes fishes

Since the very beginning of my career, I’ve been illustrating fishes of the Great Lakes region with the keen and generous guidance of the extraordinary fish biologist Dr. Gerald R. Smith (Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and Museum of Paleontology). Jerry’s deep knowledge of fish morphology across a vast number of species has been an invaluable resource, and his encouragement and trust in the early years of my freelance career were instrumental to my success.

I’ve had the privilege of working with him on several projects with a few different partners, including these publications:

• Smith, Gerald R. Guide to Great Lakes Fishes. The University of Michigan Press, 2010.
• Hubbs, Carl L., Karl F. Lagler and Gerald R. Smith. Fishes of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Edition. The University of Michigan Press, 2004
• Dann, Shari L. and Brandon C. Schroeder. The Life of the Lakes: A Guide to the Great Lakes Fishery. Michigan Sea Grant College Program, 2003

Below are the fishes I’ve illustrated from the Great Lakes region.

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Alewife – Emily S. Damstra

American eel – Emily S. Damstra

Arctic grayling – Emily S. Damstra

Bighead carp juvenile – Emily S. Damstra

Bigmouth buffalo – Emily S. Damstra

Black bullhead – Emily S. Damstra

Blackchin shiner – Emily S. Damstra

Blackstripe topminnow – Emily S. Damstra

Bluegill – Emily S. Damstra

Bluegill – Emily S. Damstra

Bluntnose minnow – Emily S. Damstra

Bowfin – Emily S. Damstra

Brassy minnow – Emily S. Damstra

Brindled madtom – Emily S. Damstra

Brook trout – Emily S. Damstra

Brown trout – Emily S. Damstra

Burbot – Emily S. Damstra

Burbot juvenile – Emily S. Damstra

Central Johnny darter – Emily S. Damstra

Channel catfish – Emily S. Damstra

Chinook salmon – Emily S. Damstra

Coho salmon – Emily S. Damstra

Common carp – Emily S. Damstra

Common shiner – Emily S. Damstra

Creek chub – Emily S. Damstra

Deepwater sculpin – Emily S. Damstra

Emerald shiner – Emily S. Damstra

Eurasian ruffe – Emily S. Damstra

Fantail darter – Emily S. Damstra

Flathead catfish – Emily S. Damstra

Freshwater drum – Emily S. Damstra

Gizzard shad – Emily S. Damstra

Grass carp juvenile – Emily S. Damstra

Grass pickerel – Emily S. Damstra

Green sunfish – Emily S. Damstra

Greenside darter – Emily S. Damstra

Lake chub – Emily S. Damstra

Lake herring (Cisco) – Emily S. Damstra

Lake sturgeon – Emily S. Damstra

Lake trout – Emily S. Damstra

Lake whitefish – Emily S. Damstra

Largemouth bass – Emily S. Damstra

Logperch – Emily S. Damstra

Longear sunfish – Emily S. Damstra

Longnose gar – Emily S. Damstra

Longnose gar juvenile – Emily S. Damstra

Mottled sculpin – Emily S. Damstra

Muskellunge – Emily S. Damstra

Ninespine stickleback – Emily S. Damstra

Northern pike – Emily S. Damstra

Northern Redbelly dace – Emily S. Damstra

Orangespotted sunfish – Emily S. Damstra

Pearl dace – Emily S. Damstra

Pumpkinseed – Emily S. Damstra

Quillback – Emily S. Damstra

Rainbow darter – Emily S. Damstra

Rainbow smelt – Emily S. Damstra

Rock bass – Emily S. Damstra

Rosyface shiner – Emily S. Damstra

Round goby – Emily S. Damstra

Round whitefish – Emily S. Damstra

Scaly Johnny darter – Emily S. Damstra

Sea lamprey – Emily S. Damstra

Shorthead redhorse – Emily S. Damstra

Silver carp juvenile – Emily S. Damstra

Silver redhorse – Emily S. Damstra

Slimy sculpin – Emily S. Damstra

Smallmouth bass – Emily S. Damstra

Spotfin shiner – Emily S. Damstra

Steelhead (Rainbow Trout) – Emily S. Damstra

Threespine stickleback – Emily S. Damstra

Trout-perch – Emily S. Damstra

Walleye – Emily S. Damstra

Warmouth sunfish – Emily S. Damstra

White bass – Emily S. Damstra

White perch – Emily S. Damstra

White sucker – Emily S. Damstra

Yellow perch – Emily S. Damstra

Copyright

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